Two Shot in South Shore

Police said two men were shot in the 2700 block of East 79th Street in South Shore on Monday morning.
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CHICAGO — Two men were in critical condition after being shot in South Shore Monday morning, authorities said.

The men were in the 2700 block of East 79th Street when they were shot about 10:55 a.m., police said.

A 21-year-old suffered shots to his shoulder and leg and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, cops said.

Police said an 18-year-old man was shot in the back and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. He was also taken in serious-to-critical condition, a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department said.